Carpenter (Roof Trusses & Ceilings)

You'll build it with your hands: walls, floors, roofs and finishes on the housing development site in Stellenbosch. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is in Stellenbosch (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Cut, bend and tie reinforcing steel to the bending schedule
• Clean your tools and sweep your work area before knocking off
• Fix roof trusses, purlins and brandering for ceilings
• Wear your hard hat, boots and harness wherever the foreman says
• Lay paving on a compacted, levelled bedding sand layer
• Carry bricks and materials to the workface and keep the scaffold clear
• Prime and paint walls, ceilings and woodwork in two or three coats

• Physically strong enough for a full day of lifting and bending outside
• Proven experience in at least one trade, shown by references or a practical test
• Understands basic site safety like scaffolds and open trenches
• Safety boots of your own for the first week, if possible
• Able to follow a foreman's instructions and read basic measurements

• Experience on NHBRC-registered housing projects
• CETA or NQF 2 or 3 certificate in your trade
• Your own trowels, levels and tile cutter

• Weekly or fortnightly pay, always on time
• PPE supplied: hard hat, gloves, reflective vest
• Chance to move up to a gang leader post
• UIF and COIDA registration from day one

• Say which trade you are strongest in first. "Bricklayer, 6 years, face brick" is better than "general construction".
• Bring photos of your work on your phone. A foreman believes a straight wall more than a long CV.